Borrelia
burgdorf
eri
contractin
g the
disease
Lyme
Disease
Borrelia
Zoonotic
and Human
Bacteria.
Ixodes
genus
ticks
PCR
Direct
examination
Culture
in liquid
media
Transmission
by tick
Transovarian
transmission
Lice-borne
transmission
Gram-
negative
bacilli
Mobility
Shape
and size
1. MORPHOLOGY
6. TREATMENT-
PREVENTION
G
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B
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5. PATHOGENESIS
Highly mobile;
periplasmic
flagella (7 and 11)
sodium penicillin,
ceftriaxone or
cefotaxime.
3. DISEASES
Doxycycline 100
mg orally for 14
days.
2. IDENTIFICATION
4. TRANSMISSION
B. burgdorferi
(Lyme disease)
Black-legged
ticks can carry
these bacteria.
Determines specific
fragments of the
borrelia genome
Amoxicillin for 14
days and
azithromycin for 5
days
Direct
immunofluorescence
Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly
(BSK II), Slow growth
(Useless for Dx)
inhabits the
intestinal tract of the
bloodsucker.
Dogs, Rats,
etc.
bite by an
infected tick.
Caused by the
bacteria called
Borrelia burgdorferi
This transmission is
only possible in ticks.
People living in wooded
areas are more likely to
be bitten by infected
ticks.
It transmits the
bacteria to another
person when crushed.
dextrorotatory helical
shape (0.2 - 0.5 µm wide
and 10 - 30 µm long)
microaerophilic
or anaerobic.
intravenous
therapy
Alternatives
antibiotic
